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Community Development
First Marine Stewardship Council Certification in Health Care
Submitted by Brenna Davis By Brenna Davis, M.S. [@brennadavis7], Director of Sustainability, Virginia Mason Hospital food doesn’t have the best […]
January 15, 2015
Community Development
Sustainability Reports Should Have Nothing To Do With CSR
Submitted by Dr. Donato Calace Obviously, sustainability reporting regards CSR. I am a researcher in the field of corporate sustainability, […]
January 14, 2015
Community Development
Challenges In Effective Sustainability Reporting; 2015 And Beyond
Submitted by Michael Lavergne As 2015 kicks off a New Year and new planning cycle for the gathering of data […]
January 14, 2015
Community Development
Sustainability and India's Top Companies
Submitted by Namrata Rana by Namrata Rana (@namratarana) and Utkarsh Majmudar (@utkarshm) India’s top companies for CSR study 2014 (www.responsiblefuture.in) […]
December 23, 2014
Community Development
Evaluating India’s Top Companies For CSR 2014
Submitted by Namrata Rana By Namrata Rana and Utkarsh Majmudar For India the need to change from business strategies to “Responsible […]
December 15, 2014
Community Development
Who should be the chosen talent for circular economy jobs?: Don’t be the square peg…
Submitted by Shannon Houde Sustainability professionals have an important role to play in the circular economy, so how can you […]
December 12, 2014
Community Development
Corporate Social Responsibility at Bank of America: Five Years Since the Crisis
Submitted by Andrew Plepler One of the most important – and frankly, challenging but rewarding – parts of my job […]
December 10, 2014
Community Development
Sustainable & Responsible Investing: It's Now $1-in-$6 in the US Capital Markets!
Submitted by Hank Boerner For your conversations inside the company, and perhaps outside, the following key numbers should help you […]
December 3, 2014
Community Development
Special Report — Researching ESG Risks and Green Bonds
Submitted by Reynard Loki SPECTRUM ANALYSIS AND TRUMP CARDS When Calvert looks at an entire credit universe, they place the […]
December 2, 2014
Community Development
Green Bonds: A Game Changer in Raising Sustainable Finance
Submitted by Vikas Vij Climate bonds, popularly known as green bonds, are fixed-income investments aimed at financing environmentally friendly projects. […]
November 26, 2014
Community Development
Cooperation in Sustainable Business: 4 Key Success Factors
Submitted by Julien Goy and Mathieu Calles Cooperation, every segment of business seeks it today. But ask what it means, […]
November 24, 2014
Community Development
Companies Continue to Struggle to Communicate Sustainability Effectively
Submitted by Christopher Gleadle Companies are struggling to effectively communicate with investors on sustainability, according to the UN Global Compact […]
November 21, 2014
Community Development
Reforming Electronic Markets And Trading
Submitted by Hazel Henderson Computer-driven financial markets on unregulated electronic exchanges programmed by algorithms now dominate Wall Street, along with […]
November 20, 2014
Community Development
Integrated Reporting – An Adjective, A Verb Or A Noun?
Submitted by David Connor The ability to change the atmosphere in a whole room, regardless of size, through honesty and […]
November 20, 2014
Community Development
Social Change Agents See Impact as Long-Term
Submitted by Editorial Team “Be the change you wish to see in the world,” is an oft-quoted statement of Gandhi. […]
October 29, 2014
Community Development
Does Your Company Inspire Others?
Submitted by Jeroen Geelhoed by Jeroen Geelhoed To get straight to the point, this blog is not about marketing. At […]
September 23, 2014
Community Development
Creating Shared Value through Transparency: Nestlé Waters North America Answers Its Stakeholders
Submitted by Guest Contributor By Heidi Paul, EVP, Corporate Affairs, Nestlé Waters North America Thank you to all who participated […]
July 8, 2014
Community Development
Treaties & The UN Guiding Principles on Business & Human Rights: The Way Forward
Submitted by Guest Contributor By Caroline Rees, President, Shift In 2004, I was representing the U.K. Government in the United […]
July 7, 2014
Community Development
Organizational Leadership: Three Waves to Creating Lasting Value
Submitted by Jeroen Geelhoed By Jeroen Geelhoed What Is Lasting Value? Lasting value creation means your organization starts with a […]
June 16, 2014
Community Development
The U.S. Prisons Network: A Cheap Supply Chain with No Checks & Balances?
Submitted by Guest Contributor By John Arvanitis Activists, business executives and politicians alike acknowledge the United States incarcerates more people […]
June 11, 2014
Community Development
What Is the Future for Biomimicry?
Submitted by Giles Hutchins By Giles Hutchins Recently, I have been asked questions about the application of biomimicry for sustainable […]
June 6, 2014
Community Development
Six Guidelines to Effective Decision Making
Submitted by Guest Contributor By Dr. Gilbert Probst and Dr. Andrea M. Bassi Our socio-economic systems continue to grow and […]
June 3, 2014
Community Development
Best for the World: Alter Eco Aims for Full Circle Sustainability
Submitted by Guest Contributor Editor’s Note: Today we launch a new weekly series aimed at learning more about the 92 […]
May 29, 2014
Community Development
It IS About Logistics: How FedEx Integrates Community Engagement into its Core Operations
Submitted by Guest Contributor By Jackie Norris, Executive Director, and Yvonne Siu Turner, Senior Manager, Corporate Resources and Programs, Points […]
May 20, 2014
Community Development
Priorities Set, JPMorgan Chase Focuses on Stakeholder Engagement with Latest CSR Report
Submitted by Aman Singh By Aman Singh Despite the upheaval and the effects that continue to dog Wall Street since […]
May 20, 2014
Community Development
"Franchising" CSR: The Future of Corporate Social Responsibility?
Submitted by Guest Contributor By Andrew Mack, Principal and Founder, AMGlobal Consulting Let’s say your company has just entered a […]
May 16, 2014
Community Development
Scaling a Sandal: In Conversation with "Not-Just-for-Profit" Sseko Designs
Submitted by Social Venture Network Ethical fashion brand Sseko Designs is a “not-just-for profit” company that provides entrepreneurial training, employment […]
May 12, 2014
Community Development
Calculating the Value of Health Care Sustainability
Submitted by Guest Contributor By Joe Wolk, VP of Finance, Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices & Diagnostics, Global Supply Chain […]
April 23, 2014
Community Development
To Tackle Complexity, Avoid Simplistic Thinking
Submitted by Guest Contributor By Dr. Gilbert Probst and Dr. Andrea M. Bassi There are several problems companies and individuals […]
April 14, 2014
Community Development
Why Systemic Decision Making Matters
Submitted by Guest Contributor By Dr. Gilbert Probst and Dr. Andrea M. Bassi Part one of a CSRwire series based […]
April 14, 2014
Community Development
Nonprofit or For-Profit? How to Choose the Right Legal Structure for Your Next Venture
Submitted by Guest Contributor By Jim Fruchterman, CEO, Benetech At the upcoming Social Enterprise Alliance Summit ’14, I’ll be advising […]
March 31, 2014
Community Development
8 Ways to Create Social Value: Lessons from Verizon, Campbell Soup, Ford, Roshan & More
Submitted by Guest Contributor By Cheryl Kiser and Deborah Leipziger Pioneering entrepreneurs within companies are creating social value alongside economic […]
March 21, 2014
Community Development
Employee Engagement: Thinking of Changing Vendors? Think Again
Submitted by Guest Contributor By Matthew Nelson, NYLife Don’t get me wrong, if you are thinking of changing vendors for […]
March 21, 2014
Community Development
Why Only Social Entrepreneurship Can End Global Poverty
Submitted by Mal Warwick By Mal Warwick At the Social Enterprise Alliance Summit ’14 in Nashville, I’ll be introducing The […]
March 20, 2014
Community Development
Global Problem-Solving: 11 Ways to Build Effective Corporate-NGO Partnerships
Submitted by Alice Korngold By Alice Korngold Part of the A Better World, Inc. series Companies that are successful in […]
March 14, 2014
Community Development
Organizational Design: How HR Professionals Can Become Effective Sustainability Leaders
Submitted by Susan Camberis By Susan Camberis Having spent over a decade in Human Resources, with a growing interest in […]
March 3, 2014
Community Development
Etsy's Recipe for Purpose: Creating a Culture Around Mindfulness
Submitted by Guest Contributor By Aaron Hurst, CEO, Imperative When you don’t have a lot of cash to attract the […]
February 27, 2014
Community Development
Telecommuting: 7 Tools to Help Your Employees Stay Productive and Motivated
Submitted by Michael Gutman By Michael Gutman Part III of III Telecommuting has huge social and environmental benefits but how […]
February 24, 2014
Community Development
"Real" Sustainability: The New Disruptors
Submitted by David Wilcox By David Wilcox The CSRwire community recently participated in a Twitter chat in response to this […]
February 19, 2014
Community Development
How Wall Street Law Firms Are Exploiting Temporary Document Review Lawyers
Submitted by Guest Contributor By Steven Katz, Lawyer Taking advantage of a flooded legal labor market, large Wall Street law […]
February 13, 2014
Community Development
Connecting Sustainability Development Goals (SDG) to Leading Business Initiatives
Submitted by Guest Contributor By Koen Boone, Managing Director, Europe, The Sustainability Consortium The Ecolabel Index includes 444 different sustainability […]
February 10, 2014
Community Development
Why Corporate Legitimacy Matters
Submitted by Guest Contributor By Dorothée Baumann-Pauly This is the first post in the Managing Corporate Legitimacy series. In response […]
February 3, 2014
Community Development
Beyond Demographics: The New Responsible Consumer Profile
Submitted by Guest Contributor By Whitney Dailey Part of the Consumer Perspectives: Turning Insights into Action series Too often as […]
January 24, 2014
Community Development
Where Is Business and Human Rights in Germany?
Submitted by Joanne Bauer By Joanne Bauer Where is Germany – the world’s fourth largest economy and Europe’s economic engine […]
January 24, 2014
Community Development
Annalie Killian: Building a New Archetype of Innovative Entrepreneur
Submitted by Carol Sanford By Carol Sanford Part of the Big Promise Entrepreneurs series The entrepreneur’s path is to build […]
January 24, 2014
Community Development
The Selling of a Gold Mine to Santa Fe, New Mexico
Submitted by Marc Choyt By Marc Choyt A proposed gold mine threatens a pristine region of New Mexico, while using […]
January 22, 2014
Community Development
Looking Ahead: The Importance of Materiality
Submitted by Guest Contributor By Dinah A. Koehler, Deloitte Services LP and Eric Hespenheide, retired partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP […]
January 16, 2014
Community Development
Trends in Sustainable HR: Competencies, Frameworks and Org Charts
Submitted by Shannon Houde By Shannon Houde Every hiring manager is looking to recruit top talent. Many organizations are looking […]
January 16, 2014
Community Development
Thermodynamics: Why Technology Won't Save Us
Submitted by Guest Contributor By William Ophuls In a previous essay on complexity, I said that the anti-ecological Titanic created […]
January 8, 2014
Community Development
Five Global Trends Leading a Growing Corporate Interest in ESG Issues
Submitted by Guest Contributor By Dinah Koehler and Chris Park Part of the Business Trends series Earlier this year, Deloitte […]
January 3, 2014
Community Development
How To Make A Million Dollars An Hour In Twelve Easy Steps
Submitted by Les Leopold In the first post of a twelve-part series based on Les Leopold’s latest book How to […]
January 2, 2014
Community Development
The Human Right to a Clean and Healthy Environment
Submitted by David Bollier and Burns H. Weston By David Bollier and Burns H. Weston Part of the Green Governance […]
December 20, 2013
Community Development
The Importance of Vernacular Law in Solving Ecological Problems
Submitted by David Bollier and Burns H. Weston By David Bollier and Burns H. Weston Part of the Green Governance […]
December 20, 2013
Community Development
Creating Performance Based Culture in the Nonprofit Sector
Submitted by Guest Contributor By Steve Delfin, President and CEO, America’s Charities Part of the Inspired Giving series They filled […]
December 20, 2013
Community Development
Can a Trusteeship Model Redefine Business in the 21st Century?
Submitted by Namrata Rana By Namrata Rana As we reach the end of 2013 and begin to welcome yet another […]
December 19, 2013
Community Development
Looking Ahead — 5 CSR Trends on the Radar for 2014
Submitted by Liz Gorman By Liz Gorman and Lesley Lammers Part of the Consumer Perspectives: Turning Insights into Action series […]
December 18, 2013
Community Development
Automotive Industry in India: The Need for a Strategic Focus on CSR
Submitted by Namrata Rana By Prof. Utkarsh Majmudar and Namrata Rana Part II of II The automotive industry is one […]
December 12, 2013
Community Development
Corporate Giving: Who Benefits Most?
Submitted by Elaine Cohen By Elaine Cohen Corporate philanthropy is big bucks. Companies invest billions of dollars each year in […]
December 11, 2013
Community Development
It Takes a Village: One Health Center's Approach to Chronic Disease Management
Submitted by Guest Contributor By Eileen Howard Boone, Senior Vice President of Corporate Philanthropy and Social Responsibility, CVS Caremark; President, […]
December 11, 2013
Community Development
Evergreen Direct Investing: ESG 2.0?
Submitted by John Fullerton By John Fullerton Despite the monumental progress of the responsible investing movement into the mainstream, proponents […]
November 19, 2013
Community Development
Quantifying Happiness: The Measure of Wellbeing at Work
Submitted by John Havens By John Havens By now you might have likely heard of the Quantified Self movement. Using […]
November 18, 2013
Community Development
Challenging the Ethics of Colorism: The Future Is Bright
Submitted by Jude Smith Rachele By Jude Smith Rachele Business is absolutely booming for the skin-whitening industry, but there is […]
November 11, 2013
Community Development
Best and Worst States for Solar Power
Submitted by Guest Contributor By Steve Wright Although its cost has come down considerably since its mid-20th century introduction, solar […]
November 11, 2013
Community Development
Impact Sourcing: Outsourcing for Social Good?
Submitted by Guest Contributor By Jeffrey Puritt Though its advent still seems quite recent, the outsourcing industry is going through […]
November 7, 2013
Community Development
The Social Impact of Honey Bees: The Problem with Problems
Submitted by Guest Contributor By Richard J. Crespin, CEO Crespin Enterprises & BCLC Senior Fellow No one owns honey bee […]
November 6, 2013
Community Development
Future Maker Junko Edahiro: An Inspiring Environmental Activist, Mother and Role Model
Submitted by Guest Contributor By Joanna and Wolfgang Hafenmeyer Part of the Future Makers series Translator, source of information, agent […]
October 30, 2013
Community Development
Product Design: Do It With Dematerialization
Submitted by Guest Contributor By Dr. Kevin Dooley “Dematerialization” may sound pretty nerdy, but it’s a powerful strategy that many manufacturers […]
October 28, 2013
Community Development
Renewable Energy: Profiting from Fossil Fuels' Woes
Submitted by Rosalinda Sanquiche By Rosalinda Sanquiche, co-author, Green Transition Scoreboard® Report Over $2 trillion has been privately invested globally […]
October 18, 2013
Community Development
Future Maker Isaac Shongwe: A Lost Child of The Slums and an African Leader
Submitted by Guest Contributor By Joanna and Wolfgang Hafenmeyer This third profile in the series based on the book, Future […]
October 9, 2013
Community Development
Why Donation-based Crowdfunding Is Here to Stay (and Growing)
Submitted by Guest Contributor By Mark Feinberg, CEO and Co-founder, Uruut The market loves equity crowdfunding. It’s clear, however, that […]
October 8, 2013
Community Development
Only Business Can End Poverty
Submitted by Mal Warwick By Mal Warwick This is the third in a six-part series on the fight against global […]
October 2, 2013
Community Development
Show Me the Impact: 5 Ways to Close the Perception Gap
Submitted by Guest Contributor By Sarah Cahan Part of the Consumer Perspectives: Turning Insights into Action series Ever since cause […]
September 30, 2013
Community Development
Albina Ruiz RÃos — From Jungle Girl to Refuse Queen
Submitted by Guest Contributor Part one of CSRwire special series: the Future Makers, based on the book. By Joanna Stefanska […]
September 25, 2013
Community Development
The Failure of Fiduciary Duty: A Ready-to-Use Corporate Umbrella?
Submitted by Robert Monks By Bob Monks The final post in the Citizens DisUnited series. It used to be that […]
September 25, 2013
Community Development
Why Have Conventional Methods to Eradicate Poverty Been Unsuccessful?
Submitted by Mal Warwick By Mal Warwick This is the second in a six-part series on the fight against global […]
September 24, 2013
Community Development
Indigenous Self-Determination Grants: Infrastructure for Deep Listening
Submitted by Guest Contributor By Rebecca Busse, Senior Stakeholder Engagement Manager, Future 500 Teach a Person to Fish “Know your […]
September 19, 2013
Community Development
Factory and Fire Safety in Bangladesh: Do Audits Help At All?
Submitted by Kelly Eisenhardt By Kelly Eisenhardt Anyone who keeps up with current events in the corporate social responsibility world […]
September 13, 2013
Community Development
Visions of the Future: CSR, Sustainable Business & Capitalism in 2020
Submitted by Dr. Wayne Visser By Wayne Visser Part of the Searching for Sustainable Business series Over the last 12 […]
September 10, 2013
Community Development
Successful Corporate Citizenship: Believing in the Power of Culture
Submitted by Thomas Knowlton By Tom Knowlton and Nadia Gomes After laying out the framework and examining the fundamentals of […]
August 29, 2013
Community Development
The Building Blocks Of Sustainable Economic Development
Submitted by Piya Mahtaney By Piya Mahtaney Part of the Globalization and Sustainable Economic Development series Why Is Asia So […]
August 27, 2013
Community Development
A Distorted View of "Survival of the Fittest": Business Beyond Reductionism?
Submitted by Giles Hutchins By Giles Hutchins Recently on the BBC, presenter Andrew Marr referred to humans not as “wise […]
August 26, 2013
Community Development
Are Deregulated States Greener?
Submitted by Guest Contributor By Clint Robertson When states started deregulating their energy markets more than a decade ago, competition […]
August 16, 2013
Community Development
Is Doing Nothing The Same As Doing Bad?
Submitted by Robert Monks By Bob Monks Part of the Citizens Disunited series. I’m a shareholder activist. By definition, that means […]
August 14, 2013
Community Development
Oil on Troubled Waters: Can Shell Make Good in Nigeria?
Submitted by Dr. Wayne Visser Part of the Searching for Sustainable Business series. Anyone who works in sustainable business or […]
August 8, 2013
Community Development
Community Outreach: Marketing Ploy in the Name of CSR or Part Of The Solution?
Submitted by Michael Gutman By Michael Gutman People argue that corporate social responsibility [CSR] is about how a company makes […]
August 7, 2013
Community Development
Measuring the Value of Stakeholder Engagement via Twitter
Submitted by Guest Contributor By Danna Pfahl, VP, Stakeholder Engagement, Future 500 NGOs and corporations often don’t see eye-to-eye on […]
August 5, 2013
Community Development
Changing Gears at JPMorgan Chase as a CSR Strategy Evolves
Submitted by Aman Singh By Aman Singh “In the wake of the financial crisis, your industry continues to face high […]
August 1, 2013
Community Development
The IIRC Integrated Reporting Framework & Context-Based Sustainability: A Conversation with Bill Baue
Submitted by Francesca Rheannon By Francesca Rheannon Back in May, I reported on the IIRC’s draft initiative to redefine how […]
July 30, 2013
Community Development
Empowered Consumerism: Why Developing Countries Represent the Greatest CSR Opportunity
Submitted by Guest Contributor Part of the Consumer Research: Turning Insights into Action series By Alison DaSilva Rising economies such […]
July 26, 2013
Community Development
In Conclusion: Nestlé Waters Wraps Up With a Conversation on the Privatization of Water
Submitted by Guest Contributor By Heidi Paul In my final post responding to the questions that came up during our […]
July 26, 2013